What makes One Life stand out in Zlatan’s catalogue is its mix of joy and realism. Instead of just celebrating success or clout, the song acknowledges that life is fragile and opportunities are finite. Zlatan employs simple, direct lyrics to convey a complex emotional landscape: gratitude for being alive, an urgency to live fully, and a nod to the struggles that have shaped him.
That allows the record to feel personal without becoming overly sentimental, turning a universal truth we only get one life into something deeply felt rather than just spoken.
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[Intro]
Ibile (ibile)
(Giddem)
Kapaichumarimarichopaco
Astala, astala
(Obi chukolobi Obi) ah
(Obi forget mama, follow bobby) ah, ah
(Obi chukolobi Obi) Obi
(Obi forget money, follow bobby)
(Wi'-Wi'-Wi'-Willis, giddem)
[Verse 1]
Say, ahn
Obi enter Lagos (Obi, Obi oh)
Everybody come and see Johnny Just
Come (Obi, Obi oh)
Ah, Obi no forget where you come from
(Obi, Obi oh-ohh)
Say, dem dey follow you talk now, you dey
Claim mustoco, yeah
Obi, are you ready to flex? (yes ke)
Are you ready to party? (yes ke)
Ewo bi Obi shen j'aiye? (j'aiye)
Obi ti gb'omo meji lo'le (kilo wi? kilo wi?)
Huhn, are you ready to go? (yes ke)
Are you ready to j'aiye? (yes ke)
Ah, ewo bi Obi shen j'aiye (j'aiye)
Obi ti gb'omo meji lo'le (lo'le)
Yeah, yeah
(Giddem)
[Chorus]
Na one life I get oh (kilo wi?)
I can't comman kill myself oh-ah (kilo soh?)
Make I life my life oh
Zero worries like Rahman Jago (je'omo)
Na one life I get oh (I get oh)
I can't comman kill myself oh-ah (kill myself)
Make I life my life oh (live my life)
Zero worries like Rahman Jago (kuron'be)
Say, Obi chukolobi Obi (Obi)
Obi forget mama, follow bobby (follow bobby)
Obi chukolobi Obi (Obi)
You forget money, follow bobby, yeah (follow bobby)
Obi chukolobi Obi (Obi)
Obi forget mama, follow bobby (bobby)
Obi chukolobi Obi (Obi)
You forget money, follow bobby, yeah (ah)
[Verse 2]
Chineke, I only want the money miss road
Make dem list my n- among the rich people (rich people)
I no want sit back for middle pool
I don gass, me and money no get issue (no get issue)
Na person wey get money dey do yanga
O'lowo lowo, o de tun ga'pa (tun ga'pa)
Omo ase, sho get bar?
Won ma gba iya e l'Eko t'oba duro dada
Yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
Say, na one life I get oh (one life)
I can't comman kill myself oh-ah (myself)
Make I life my life oh (my life)
Zero worries like Rahman Jago (je'omo)
Na one life I get oh (I get oh)
I can't comman kill myself oh (kill myself)
Make I life my life oh (live my life)
Zero worries like Rahman Jago
Obi, are you ready to go? (yes ke)
Are you ready to party (yes ke)
Ewo bi Obi shen j'aiye (j'aiye)
Obi ti gb'omo meji lo'le (kilo wi? kilo wi?)
Yeah
Huhn, are you ready to go? (yes ke)
Are you ready to j'aiye (yes ke)
Ah, ewo bi Obi shen j'aiye (j'aiye)
Obi ti gb'omo meji lo'le (lo'le)
Yeah, yeah
(Giddem)
[Chorus]
Na one life I get oh (kilo wi?)
I can't comman kill myself oh-ah (kilo soh?)
Make I life my life oh
Zero worries like Rahman Jago (je'omo)
Na one life I get oh (I get oh)
I can't comman kill myself oh (kill myself oh)
Make I life my life oh (live my life)
Zero worries like Rahman Jago (kuron'be)
Ahn, say
Obi chukolobi Obi (Obi)
Obi forget mama, follow bobby (follow bobby)
Obi chukolobi Obi (Obi)
You forget money, follow bobby, yeah
(follow bobby)
Obi chukolobi Obi (Obi)
Obi forget mama, follow bobby (follow bobby)
Obi chukolobi Obi (Obi)
You forget money, follow bobby, yeah
(Giddem)
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